I usually take everything any politician says with a grain of salt, but once in a while I get surprised. Today, MN State Rep. Steve Simon made me proud to live in Minnesota.
A constitutional amendment was recently proposed in Minnesota to officially declare marriage as a union between a man and a woman. You've heard all the arguments about how gay people should be allowed to be as miserable as all the other married folks, how divorce is rampant and the institution of marriage is a sham nowadays anyway, but I have never heard someone so eloquently defend a person's right to love another. Right around the 1:00 mark is when he really got me. The gist of what Steve Simon said is as follows: if there's any chance that sexuality is innate, and not a product of environment...if it's even POSSIBLY TRUE, then ask yourself what that does to your moral argument against gay marriage? If there's even a remote chance, how does your argument hold up?
That's a powerful thought. As adamantly as you may be against it, if you even think there's a small possibility that sexuality is a gift from God, then consider the holes that puts in a religious argument. I've never heard a better, more concise argument for gay marriage, and I'm proud to repost this speech.
ourselves whether or not God actually wants them around?
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